Journal · spring 2026 · 広島
Dear traveller,
come see
Japan.
A travel journal from Hiroshima. The places guidebooks miss, the stories algorithms don't tell — written for those who want to go deeper.
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Hiroshima · 広島城
The castle nobody
really visits
North of the city centre, Hiroshima Castle stands in an almost strange silence. Tourists pass quickly. Those who stop discover something else entirely.
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Hiroshima · Ōta-gawa · 太田川
What the river
keeps in memory
Seven rivers run through Hiroshima. In the evenings, locals gather at the water's edge, quietly. You only have to sit down to understand why.
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Hiroshima · Hondori · 本通り
The Ebisu Festival:
Hiroshima in celebration
Every November, the covered arcade fills with red lanterns. The crowd moves slowly. It is loud, joyful, completely Japanese — and nobody in the guidebooks mentions it.
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this journal
Hidden places
The spots locals love that never make the guidebooks. Quiet neighbourhoods, family-run restaurants, and the Japan that rewards the patient traveller.
Practical guides
Entry rules, tourist tax, transport, JESTA — everything you need to know before you go, written clearly for Western travellers.
In French too
All content available in French. Because French speakers deserve Japan travel guides written for them — not translated from a guide written for someone else.